Miguel Angel Padilla Franco, 33, was shot and killed around 5 a.m. on April 4, 2026, outside Paradise City Gentleman’s Club at 12330 Gulf Freeway near Fuqua Street in Houston. Police say a disturbance that began inside the club spilled into the parking lot, where someone opened fire into a crowd; Miguel was struck and died at the scene. A second person was wounded and survived.

Friends and family called him Mike and in Houston’s slab car community he was known as Nawfside Linco. Loved ones described him as generous, upbeat, and deeply connected to the city’s customized-car scene; mourners held a vigil and a funeral procession of customized cars in his memory. His wife, Monica Castillo, said he died in her arms.

Houston police released surveillance images and asked to speak with six persons of interest, three men and three women, and said two vehicles — a red or maroon sedan and a white SUV — may be connected. A security guard who returned fire was questioned and released; no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact homicide detectives or Crime Stoppers.